– Cap brick red, vinaceous, ochre to reddish brown or olivaceous, often with a gray-violet tinge.
– Gills widely spaced, decurrent, initially red-brown but turn more black-brown with age.
– Stem red-yellow, lighter than the cap, often with a ring zone at the top.
– Flesh red-yellow, at the stem base golden yellow.
Gomphidioid agarics
Copper Spike aggregate
Chroogomphus rutilus s.lat.
NA
Not applicable
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with pine in coniferous forests throughout the country.
Notes
Edible but of lesser culinary value.
Similar species
C. rutilus s.lat. is a complex with several species that are difficult to distinguish, but for those collecting mushrooms for culinary purposes, there is no need to differentiate between them since the food value is the same for all.
Gomphidius glutinosus is similar in shape and size but has no reddish or vinaceus colors, edible.
Gomphidius glutinosus is similar in shape and size but has no reddish or vinaceus colors, edible.
